Go Greece - Greece puts figure of €279bn on claim for German reparations

[malaise]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/06/greece-puts-figure-of-279bn-on-claim-for-german-reparations
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Greece’s deputy finance minister has said that Germany owes it nearly €279bn (£205bn) in reparations for the Nazi occupation of the country.

Greek governments and private citizens have pushed for war damages from Germany for decades but the Greek government has never officially quantified its reparation claims.

A parliamentary panel set up by Alexis Tsipras’s government started work last week, seeking to claim German debts, including war reparations, the repayment of a so-called occupation loan that Nazi Germany forced the Bank of Greece to make and the return of stolen archaeological treasures.
Greece sours German relations further with demand for war reparations
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Speaking at a parliamentary committee on Monday, the deputy finance minister, Dimitris Mardas, said Berlin owed Athens €278.7bn, according to calculations by the country’s general accounting office. The occupation loan amounts to €10.3bn.

[KamaAina]

1. How much is that in bitcoin?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026445654

[Jefferson23]

2. Highly recommend. n/t

[libdem4life]

3. What? Hold Germany accountable for the Nazis' acts? Surely thou jesteth. Not. Pay up, Dudes.

Other words came to mind, but didn't want to get MIRTed or TSOed or whatev.

[Wilms]

4. They have a point. n/t

[panader0]

5. Go Greece indeed!

Maybe Germany will contemplate this in the money crunch.